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Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln's Historic Declaration During the Civil War

Explore Abraham Lincoln's impactful speech that freed many slaves during the Civil War in the United States. Discover how this Proclamation connected the issue of slavery directly to the war and allowed blacks to fight for the Union.

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Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln's Historic Declaration During the Civil War

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  1. Kaitlin Nageldinger

  2. Emancipation Proclamation • “And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.”

  3. Main Idea • During the Civil war in the “United States”, Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech that would free many slaves.

  4. Bias? • The Union soldiers fighting to preserve, and the slaves the Union would be the people who would support the presidents words.

  5. Additional Information • Freed only the slaves not under Union control. • Attached the issue of slavery directly to the war. • Allowed blacks to fight for the Union.

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